Please God

An Invisible Hand

Ken

There is an Invisible Hand at work in our existence. It is the hand of the Invisible God “with whom we have to do” (Hebrews 4:13 KJV). God has made Himself invisible to us because faith or confidence is the foundation of our relationship to Him. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him” (11:6). Faith is “seeing Him who is invisible” (11:27). It is a good thing the Lord can read our thoughts, when we converse with Him. We would look mighty strange to others speaking out loud to someone, who wasn’t there. But, then again, how often have you nearly run into someone speaking on their smartphone with earbuds?

God Sees What You Are Doing

Ken

Would you change your behavior, if only God saw what you are doing? Would you make an anonymous donation to a worthy cause? Would you obey a rule others are breaking? Would you act solely because you love Him, not because You were afraid of Him? Hagar fled from Sarai because of harsh treatment. The LORD found her, instructed her to return, and gave her the promise of making her the mother of a great multitude. She realized God was concerned about her, because He had been watching her. “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: You are the God who sees me, for she said, I have now seen the One who sees me” (Genesis 16:13 NIV). Wouldn’t you also want to please God, for He is watching you?

Is Faith Optional?

Ken

Is faith optional? No, doubting God is the alternative to faith. Do we have to believe? Yes, it is our only way to please God. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6 KJV). Everything about our life requires faith. “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2Corinthians 5:7 KJV). Faith has a relationship with love, opportunity, and understanding. Faith is compelled and “worketh by love” (Galatians 5:6 KJV), while the opportunity and understanding of faith are considered purposely rejected, whenever one “knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin” (James 4:17 KJV). It does us good to think through God’s thoughts after Him. We are only guilty of over analyzing, when we are stalling for time and should be doing.